Contrasting reactions of loggerhead shrikes to two types of chemically defended insect prey

Reuven Yosef; James E. Carrel; Thomas Eisner

doi:10.1007/BF02055090

Contrasting reactions of loggerhead shrikes to two types of chemically defended insect prey

Reuven Yosef, James E. Carrel, Thomas Eisner

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Abstract

Feeding tests with loggerhead shrikes (Lanius ludovicianus) showed this bird to accept Utetheisa ornatrix, a moth (Arctiidae) protected by pyrrolizidine alkaloids, but to avoid Lytta polita, a beetle (Meloidae) containing cantharidin.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	173-181
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Chemical Ecology
Volume	22
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02055090
State	Published - 1 Jan 1996
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Arctiidae
Cantharidin
Feeding aversion
Lytta polita
Meloidae
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids
Utetheisa ornatrix

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